Paywalls are not immoral (so you don’t have to use them) | Lies from the Pit of Hell

"Since the 2012 election I have had little cause to defend Science from the forces of Good, but a recent Guardian blogpost by Mike Taylor has roused me from the state of suspended animation in which I have resided these past months. The article is titled 'Hiding your research behind a paywall is immoral' and it has generated some kerfuffle on Twitter. Naturally there is a concern that scientists, reading this, will be confused. 'Immoral' means that, as a servant of Hell, you have to do it; right? Well, never fear. Closed-access publishing can be suboptimal for various reasons, but it’s definitely not immoral. Here are a few reasons why this “Open Access = Morality” line is bunk ..."